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	Thursday, 04 March, 2010, 20:00 GMT 01:00 +05:00:Asia/Calcutta

TOP STORIES
	Ashcroft cleared in donor probe The Electoral Commission says £5.1m donated to the Tories by one of Lord Ashcroft's firms were "legal and permissible".
	Two arrested over kidnapped boy Two people "very close" to men suspected of kidnapping a British boy in Pakistan have been arrested, the BBC learns.
	Boyfriend on double murder charge The boyfriend of a woman found dead along with her baby daughter in Hampshire is charged with their murders.
	Same surgeon in child op deaths The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford says the same surgeon carried out heart surgery on four children who died during operations, sparking an inquiry.
	Adams' brother released on bail A brother of Gerry Adams is released on bail after handing himself in at a Dublin police station over sex abuse claims.

WORLD
	Polling stations attacked in Iraq Three bombs go off in Baghdad killing at least 14 people as early voting gets under way in Iraq's parliamentary election.
	Vessels stuck in Baltic Sea ice A number of ships, including ferries with thousands of passengers, are stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea, officials say.
	US debate over Turkish 'genocide' The Obama administration urges Congress not to label the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide.

AFRICA
	Brown firm on Zimbabwe sanctions Zimbabwe sanctions should remain until rights concerns are addressed, Gordon Brown says after talks with Jacob Zuma.
	Nigeria probes 'brutal robbery' Nigeria's Senate orders an investigation into reports that the police failed to attend the scene of a brutal robbery.
	Elephant research 'washed away' A major research station in Kenya used to study African elephants is destroyed by flash floods.

AMERICAS
	Rebuilding Chile 'to take years' Rebuilding Chile after the quake that killed some 800 people will take three to four years, President Michelle Bachelet says.
	US debate over Turkish 'genocide' The Obama administration urges Congress not to label the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide.
	Mexico City allows gay marriage A law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry and have the right to adopt comes into effect in Mexico City.

ASIA-PACIFIC
	China slows military budget rise China says it will end a long period of double-digit growth in military spending, but its 7.5% target will still alarm the West.
	Attack threat in Malacca Strait Singapore warns that an unnamed terror group plans to attack oil tankers in the Malacca Straits.
	Outrage over Australia war games Parents groups in Australia are outraged that some Queensland schools have been promoted as weekend war game venues.

EUROPE
	Four jailed for German bomb plot A German court convicts four Islamist militants of plotting what a judge called Germany's 9/11 against US targets.
	Vessels stuck in Baltic Sea ice A number of ships, including ferries with thousands of passengers, are stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea, officials say.
	Family's plea for kidnapped boy Relatives of a five-year-old British boy seized at gunpoint in Pakistan say they "just want him back".

MIDDLE EAST
	Polling stations attacked in Iraq Three bombs go off in Baghdad killing at least 14 people as early voting gets under way in Iraq's parliamentary election.
	Singer murder convictions quashed Egypt's highest court orders the retrial of a tycoon and ex-policeman sentenced to death for killing a Lebanese pop singer.
	Male hairdressers banned in Gaza Hamas tightens religious restrictions banning men from styling women's hair in the Gaza Strip.

SOUTH ASIA
	Many die in India temple stampede At least 63 people die in a stampede after the gate of a temple collapses in northern India, police say.
	Pakistan 'holds key Taliban boss' Another top leader of Afghanistan's Taliban, Agha Jan Mohtasim, is held in Pakistan, US and Pakistani officials say.
	Family's plea for kidnapped boy Relatives of a five-year-old British boy seized at gunpoint in Pakistan say they "just want him back".

UK
	Two arrested over kidnapped boy Two people "very close" to men suspected of kidnapping a British boy in Pakistan have been arrested, the BBC learns.
	Ashcroft cleared in donor probe The Electoral Commission says £5.1m donated to the Tories by one of Lord Ashcroft's firms were "legal and permissible".
	Boyfriend on double murder charge The boyfriend of a woman found dead along with her baby daughter in Hampshire is charged with their murders.

ENGLAND
	Boyfriend on double murder charge The boyfriend of a woman found dead along with her baby daughter in Hampshire is charged with their murders.
	'Boiler errors' caused fatal leak Errors in installing and maintaining a gas boiler caused a carbon monoxide leak which led to the deaths of two children, a court hears.
	BBC producer jailed over sex DVDs A BBC radio producer who secretly filmed himself having sex with women, including presenters, is jailed for eight months.

NORTHERN IRELAND
	Adams' brother released on bail A brother of Gerry Adams is released on bail after handing himself in at a Dublin police station over sex abuse claims.
	Loyalist march faces restriction The Parades Commission restricts the route of a controversial loyalist parade through a village on St Patrick's Day.
	Racially abused Croat given £50k A Croatian man who was racially abused at his workplace has been awarded £53,596 by an industrial tribunal.

SCOTLAND
	Man admits M74 road rage killing A member of a notorious Glasgow crime family admits killing a man during a road rage incident on the M74.
	Doctor denies Purcell drug issue The former leader of Glasgow City Council, Steven Purcell, does not have a drug problem, according to his psychiatrist.
	Parties review BBC licence policy Plaid Cymru and the SNP are to review support for the BBC licence fee in response to broadcasters' election plans.

WALES
	Welsh Guards in homecoming parade The Welsh Guards begin a series of marches after a tour of Afghanistan in which seven died including their commander.
	Thousands of rare books are saved A collection of some of Wales' oldest and rarest books has been saved following a threat to sell them.
	Parties review BBC licence policy Plaid Cymru and the SNP are to review support for the BBC licence fee in response to broadcasters' election plans.

POLITICS
	Ashcroft cleared in donor probe The Electoral Commission says £5.1m donated to the Tories by one of Lord Ashcroft's firms were "legal and permissible".
	Lords force online piracy rethink Ministers are defeated over plans to tackle online piracy, but critics say the replacement is just as bad for internet freedom.
	MPs back Commons reform proposals MPs have backed a series of reforms aimed at strengthening Parliament, recommended after the expenses scandal.

BUSINESS
	Scottish and Southern cuts bills Scottish and Southern Energy will cut its gas bills for domestic customers by 4% from 29 March, the company announces.
	Bank keeps interest rates on hold The Bank of England has kept the cost of borrowing at a record low of 0.5% for the 12th consecutive month.
	Greece bond issue oversubscribed Greece sees strong demand for government bonds in a vote of confidence for the country's debt-ridden economy.

ENTERTAINMENT
	Corden: 'Sketch show was mistake' James Corden admits the sketch show starred in with Mathew Horne was a "mistake".
	BBC producer jailed over sex DVDs A BBC radio producer who secretly filmed himself having sex with women, including presenters, is jailed for eight months.
	Channel 4 'sorry' for TV glitch Channel 4 apologises technical glitches which interrupted Desperate Housewives on Wednesday night.

SCIENCE/NATURE
	Promise made on UK physics woes The government is promising to put in place measures to protect the future funding of physics and astronomy in the UK.
	Gut microbes hold 'second genome' There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies. So many in fact that they are being dubbed our 'second genome'.
	Deep sea fish 'eat their greens' Deep sea fish are filmed eating plants that have sunk to the sea floor, potentially changing our understanding of ocean food webs.

TECHNOLOGY
	US urges 'action' on net attacks The US government admits that more needs to be done in order to protect the country and its citzens from cyber attacks.
	Lords force online piracy rethink Ministers are defeated over plans to tackle online piracy, but critics say the replacement is just as bad for internet freedom.
	Microsoft offers first Google app Microsoft releases its first mobile application for phones running the Android operating system from rival Google.

HEALTH
	Same surgeon in child op deaths The John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford says the same surgeon carried out heart surgery on four children who died during operations, sparking an inquiry.
	Gadget may offer migraine relief A new hand-held device which emits a magnetic pulse could offer pain relief to people who suffer from serious migraines.
	Experts to check maternity unit An expert team is being brought in to improve a failing maternity unit run by an NHS hospital foundation trust in Buckinghamshire where two babies died.

EDUCATION
	Progress gap for primary pupils Nearly one in five children in England leave primary school without making the progress expected of them in English or maths, data shows.
	'793,000 empty places' in schools With politicians arguing about creating more choice in schools - figures show there are 793,000 empty places in England.
	Call for end to tuition fees cap The cap on university tuition fees in England should be scrapped, the Adam Smith Institute think tank says.

ON THIS DAY NEWS FROM THE BBC ARCHIVES
	1976: Guilty verdict for 'Maguire Seven' A 40-year-old Irish born mother-of-four and six others are jailed for possessing explosives. <i>Their convictions are later quashed.</i>
	1989: Six die in Purley rail crash Six people die and 80 are injured, some of them seriously, in a train crash at Purley in Surrey.
	1969: Kray twins guilty of McVitie murder The Kray twins, Ronald and Reginald, face life sentences after being found guilty of murder at the Central Criminal Court.

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